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Savage .243 vs Rem 700 6mm
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 679482" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>I'd sure think of what you've said, with the 7-08 or 260 at the top of the list, since they are standard cases and don't require bolt face work- shouldn't require action work to get it feeding either. </p><p>Both the 260 and 7-08 have pretty good trajectories and can reach out rather well for a short action. If you put a 7-08 in a 26" barrel it will be around 200 -300 fps shy of 7 rem ballistics with mid-weight bullets. A 140 at 2900 fps is dang good medicine out past the 1/4 mile range for deer, etc. without a lot of hold-over. </p><p>You could put an aftermarket bolt in your rem and make it a 7 saum or either 270 or 7mm wsm if you want to pony up a bit. The 30 cal option becomes a bit more likeable with a mag bolt since a 300 wsm can be done. I simply love the long 300 win, and in a 24-26" barrel the wsm is pretty dang close. The mag cartridges may require a bit of feed ramp work but your gun-smith will be able to tell you on that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 679482, member: 48043"] I'd sure think of what you've said, with the 7-08 or 260 at the top of the list, since they are standard cases and don't require bolt face work- shouldn't require action work to get it feeding either. Both the 260 and 7-08 have pretty good trajectories and can reach out rather well for a short action. If you put a 7-08 in a 26" barrel it will be around 200 -300 fps shy of 7 rem ballistics with mid-weight bullets. A 140 at 2900 fps is dang good medicine out past the 1/4 mile range for deer, etc. without a lot of hold-over. You could put an aftermarket bolt in your rem and make it a 7 saum or either 270 or 7mm wsm if you want to pony up a bit. The 30 cal option becomes a bit more likeable with a mag bolt since a 300 wsm can be done. I simply love the long 300 win, and in a 24-26" barrel the wsm is pretty dang close. The mag cartridges may require a bit of feed ramp work but your gun-smith will be able to tell you on that. [/QUOTE]
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